Alexander Nelson

Alexander Nelson is a member of the prestigious Nelson Family. He is a member of the Commonwealth Navy and his current rank is Lieutenant aboard the UCS Verdun. He is close friends with Rorin Drie, Marijse Van Houtem, and Sanjay Patel. He has developed a rivalry with Admiral Joseph Sterling's second in-command, Aldrich Veron. Alexander is an expert pilot with a fast mouth and a heart of gold, but his impulsivity and arrogance often lead to trouble for himself and the rest of the crew.

Great Lakes
Alexander Nelson was born to Admiral Victor Nelson and Maria Nelson on August 25, 2435 in the city of Canton Ohio, part of the Great Lakes Province on Terra. He had three sibling, an older brother named Peter, a younger brother named Conrad, and a younger sister named Veronica. From an early age Alex wanted to be a hero like so many in his family had been.

When he was fifteen, his father Victor Nelson was killed by abombing attack performed by agents of the Darian National Union. This sparked an intense hatred of enemies of the Commonwealth and pushed Alex into joining the Commonwealth Naval Academy in Pensacola. Shortly after he arrived, when he was sixteen, his mother died of caner.

Naval Academy
When Alex joined the naval academy he joined the Intelligence Branch. It was here he would meet his best friend, the timid Commonwealth medical officer Rorin Drie, of Tasmania. He also met fellow intelligence operatives Marijse van Houtem and Chang Huang. Chang, ten years older than the other three, was an instructor at the Academy.

Alex would graduate as top of his class in 2455. Together, he, Rorin, and Marijse would be assigned to the frigate UCS Syracuse.

Service on the Syracuse
Alex joined the crew of the Syracuse with the rank of Lieutenant. This was higher than that of Rorin and Marijse, a fact Alex was very proud of. While serving on the Syracuse Alex met Lieutenant Commander Sanjay Patel, and quikly formed a friendship.

The only notable action Alex partook in while aboard the Syracuse was Operation Dorado, a classified mission to the planet {REDACTED}. During the mission, Alex and Rorin were {REDACTED}

After the success of Operation Dorado Alex and Rorin were quickly transferred to the cruiser Verdun under the command of Rear Admiral Joseph Sterling. Alex quickly found a rival in the form of Sterling's second in command, Lieutenant Aldrich Vernon. Aldrich developed a deep resentment of Alex, believing that he had coasted by in life easily due to being the son of a war hero and growing up on Terra. Aldrich, on the other hand, was the son of impoverished miners from the Outer Arm planet Callaghan.

During an operation to take down the Duranora Cartel, Alex accidentally compromised the mission by attacking the cartel members before support was ready, allowing several high ranking targets to escape. Alex and Rorin were severely reprimanded by both Sterling and Vernon.